Cold War, The 1

Synopsis

Series using reconstructions, archive footage and documentary evidence to focus on the crises of the Cold War from 1945 tot he late 1980s, emphasising the Soviet perspective throughout. In five parts: 1) Berlin 1945-48: memoirs of Gregory Kilmov with an insight into the early Cold War years; 2) Hungary 1956: crushing the 1956 Hungarian uprising; 3) U2 and the Arms Race 1956-60: story of Gary Powers, the U-2 spy plane pilot shot down over Soviet airspace in 1960; 4) The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962: the stand-off between Kennedy and Khrushchev over Cuba; 5) ‘Evil Empire’ 1980s: events of the 1980s.

Series

History File, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 100 min.

Year of production

2000

Availability

Sale; 1999 sale: £7.50 (inclusive)

Notes

Broadcast on BBC2 from 27/1/00.

Uses

Ages 14 and up.

Subjects

History

Keywords

Cold War; Soviet Union; United States of America

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Educational Publishing

Web

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools External site opens in new window

Phone

01937 541001

Fax

01937 845381

Address

PO Box 234
Wetherby
West Yorks
LS23 7EU